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The Ex by Alafair Burke
4★'s
What's It About?
Twenty years ago she ruined his life. Now she has the chance to save it. Widower Jack Harris has resisted the dating scene ever since the shooting of his wife Molly by a fifteen-year-old boy three years ago. An early morning run along the Hudson River changes that when he spots a woman in last night’s party dress, barefoot, enjoying a champagne picnic alone, reading his favorite novel. Everything about her reminds him of what he used to have with Molly. Eager to help Jack find love again, his best friend posts a message on a popular website after he mentions the encounter. Days later, that same beautiful stranger responds and invites Jack to meet her in person at the waterfront. That’s when Jack’s world falls apart.
What Did I Think?
I really enjoyed this book. The characters that Burke has created are so much like real people...not always likable but ever changing...sometimes for the good and sometimes not. The story itself is rather complicated but not to the point of loosing the reader. We learn about past history and how and if it affected current situations.
The Ex will appeal to those that like crime novels mixed with mysteries and legal thrillers. I highly recommend it.
